Winding-machine.



S. Y.- STOCKAMORE. WINDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AP|1.22. 191s.

Patented June 6, 1916.

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WINDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR.22,1915.

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WIN DING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 6, 1916.

Application filed April 22, 1915. Serial No. 23,165.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL YEANY STOCKAMORE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Gloversville, in the county of Fulton and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Winding-Machines; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact de scription of the invention, suchas will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates broadly to improvements in the class of winding and reeling and specifically to a machine designed for' winding material delivered from a welt-cutting machine or the like, although its application need not be limited to this use.

The object of the invention is to improve upon the general construction of machines of this class to such an extent as to provide a very simple device, yet one which will be very efiicient in operation and will possess a number of advantageous features.

To this end, the invention resides in certain novel features of construction and comproper; Fig, 4 is a vertical transverse sec-' tion thereof as seen along the plane designated by the line 4-4 of Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is a vertical longitudinal section taken on the plane indicated by the line 55 of Fig. 3; Fig. 6 is a detail vertical transverse section taken on the plane indicated by the line 66 of Fig. 1, parts being shown in elevation; Fig. 7 is a view similar to Fig. 6, but showing the driving wheel and parts closely associated therewith in section; Fig, 8 is a detail horizontal section taken on the plane of the line 8-8 of Fig. 3; Fig. 9 is an enlarged detail vertical section showing more particularly the means of securing the reels upon the spindles, and Fig. 10 is a vertical transverse section as viewed along the plane indicated by the line 10-10 of Fig. 1, this view lllustrating a tensioning device preferably employed in conjunction with the other features to be described.

In these drawings, constituting a part of the application, a welt-cutting machine M is shown including any preferred form of table T having guides G between which the sheet S of leather or the like is passed, the machine M being also equipped with roll ers R at its opposite ends over which the sheet 'S passes, with a box B in which the sheet S is normally disposed, and with a pair of appropriate driven cutters G which slit the sheet longitudinally into a plurality of welts W. These welts pass over the rear most roller R and then extend downwardly beneath a number of tensioning devices D here shown in the form of weights slidable vertically upon upright guide rods GR, the latter being disposed in two longitudinally spaced transversely extending rows. Each of these rows is formed of a number of pairs of guide rods GR, and these pairs of the two rows are disposed in staggered relation. By this means, the tensioning devices D are allowed to move vertically without abutting each other.

From the devices D, the welts W rise over an additional roller R mounted upon upright posts P or the like and disposed immediately in rear of said devices, it being evident from the drawings that the latter are located immediately in rear of the machine M. The welts W then continue through a plurality of pot eyes 1 to reels 2, one guide being disposed adjacent each reel.

The pot eyes 1 are disposed one at each end of a plurality of vertically spaced transversely disposed horizontal rods 3, these rods being mounted for reciprocation in bearings 4 carried by the two spaced upright side plates 5 of a supporting structure. All of the rods 3 are rigidly connected to a single upright bar 6. which carries between its. ends a stud 7 or the like passing through a slot in the upper end of an oscillatory lever 8, this lever being fulcrumed between its ends as seen at 9 to an appropriate rigid member 10, while its lower end is pivotally connected to the inner end of a horizontal reciprocatory link 11, the latter being mounted in appropriate bearings and being provided with anti-friction rollers 12 or the like engaging opposite points on the edge of a heart-shaped cam 13. This cam is shown in the accompanying illustration as provided with a gear 1% which may be rotated by a pinion 15, although it will be evident that any preferred means could Well be provided for driving said cam. The result of the construction just described, is slow reciprocation of the guides 1, thereby correctly positioning the numerous welts \V upon the tubular reels The aforesaid reels 2 are disposed one on each end of a plurality of transverse vertically spaced horizontal spindles 16 which are rotatably mounted in bearings 17 carried by the two side plates 5, the central portions of the numerous spindles 16 being thereby extended across the space between these plates. These central portions are provided with grooved pulleys or the like 18 over which and a number of idlers 19 likewise disposed between the two plates 5, a belt 20 passes. This belt is likewise passed over upper and lower grooved pulleys 21 and 22 which are disposed. in rear of the plates 5, and around a main driving pulley 23 which is secured to a transversely disposed driving shaft 2%, said shaft being extended through openings in the lower end portions of the side plates 5 and. being rotatably mounted in any appropriate type of bearings.

In order to rotate the shaft 2%, the grooved driving wheel 25 is provided, this wheel being loose upon the shaft, but having a yieldable connection therewith by the provision of friction rings 26 interposed between the wheel 25 and a friction disk 27 which is afiiXed to the shaft 24:. To accurately control the amount of friction existing between the wheel 25 and disk 27, or rather between the two rings 26 carried thereby, the hub of the wheel 25 remote from the disk 27 is disposed against a thrust bearin 28 surrounding the shaft 2 and adjustable inwardly by the provision of a nut 29 threaded on said shaft.

The yieldcble connection between the driving wheel 25 and the shaft 24: is essential, since with said driving wheel rotating at a uniform. speed, and with the increasing of the winding area of the reels as the welts are wound thereon, it becomes necessary to provide some such construction. whereby the numerous reels are allowed to rotate at less speed than the shaft 2%. Otherwise, such strain would be placed upon the welts as to cause breakage thereof. However, if it is found that the reels 18 are not rotating as fast as they should, the friction existing between the rings 26 may be increased by proper actuation of the nut 29, thus establishing a more rigid connection between the driving wheel 25 and the shaft 2 1.

While the various spindles 16 and the reels 2 are being rotated to wind the welts on the latter, the guides 1 are being reciprocated longitudinally of said reels to an extent to properly guide said welts thereon, all parts of the machine being operated in timed re lation. If desired, the cam 18, and the cutters C may be driven from. the driving shaft 24. It will be evident, however, that independent means may well be employed for these purposes.

In removably securing the reels 2 upon. the opposite ends of the spindles 16, said ends are externally threaded as seen at 30 for the reception of nuts 31, such nuts being then disposed in contact with the outer ends of the tubular reels 2 and thereby forcing the latter into binding frictional contact with stop disks 32 which are secured to the intermediate portions of the spindles 16 adjacent the bearings 17. By this simple detail of construction, it will be evident that the numerous reels 2 may be removed as they are filled to their utmost capacity and that empty reels may be easily disposed operatively upon the machine.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawin gs, it will be evident that l have provided a very simple machine for carrying out the object of the invention, yet'that the same will be efficient in operation and will possess a number of highly advantageous features.

Particular emphasis is laid upon the provision. of the plurality of reciprocatory rods 3 actuated simultaneously by the single connecting bar 6 and the members associated therewith, upon the disposition of the pulleys 18, 19 and 23 between the side plates 5, whereby they are housed as well as operatively supported, and upon the unique manner of detachably securing the reels 2 upon the spindles 3, these features being the most salient of the machine.

In the foregoing, I have described certain specific details of construction for accomplishing probably the best results, and in the drawings have shown such details, but

it will be evident that I need not be limitedthereto otherwise than as set forth in the following which I claim as nay-invention:

A winding machine comprising an up right post-like support, a plurality of vertically spaced horizontal shafts revolubly mounted on said support and extending in opposite directions beyond the same, reels on v the ends of the shafts, means engaging the centers of said shafts for driving the same, bearings projecting forwardly from the support in advance of the several shafts, a

plurality of horizontal vertically spaced rods slidably mounted in said bearings and.

disposed parallel to the shafts with their ends spaced laterally from the reels, pot eyes carried by said ends of the rods, an upright rigid bar crossing the centers of the rods, clamps carried by said bar and securing it rigidly to the rods, a stud projecting rear wardly toward the support from the center In testimony whereof I have hereunto set of the bar, an upright lever confined between my hand in presence of two subscribing wit- 10 said bar and the support and fulcrumed benesses. tween its ends to the latter, said lever having its upper end formed with a vertically elongated slot receiving the stud therein, and Witnesses: means connected with the lower end of the DELOS E. SMITH, lever for oscillating the latter. SYLVAN M. STRAUS.

SAMUEL YEANY STOOKAMORE.

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